Not goodbye... see you later

All of our bags are packed, we are ready to go… but not really.  Leaving the ship this morning was something we never thought about when we boarded on the MV Explorer 68 days ago.  It was full of signing maps (equivalent to yearbooks), swapping pictures, sharing stories and saying our ‘see you laters’.  It was the last of many.  Last lunch, last sun tanning on the deck, last noon report, last dinner, last pre-port, last sunset, last night under the moon and the stairs, last breakfast, last time saying goodnight to our roommates and friends down the halls, a last of many.  We are sad beyond words.  This ship brought us so much joy over the past 68 days.  It was an amazing sight to see after the long days in port.  It was a cool place to be when the sun and heat were too much outside.  It was our home in every way around the Mediterranean.  We have and will continue to try to give you a glimpse of our summer, but please be patient with us because our hearts will still be in mourning.

This was a once in a life-time-experience and we would like to thank our parents, from the bottom of our hearts, for showing us the world.  We wish thank you would be enough to express how much gratitude we have but that is all we can say in our final blog.  Thank you mom and dad for showing us the world!  We love you and cannot wait to see you back at home in DIA!
Bon voyage
John and Mal